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2018 World Series of Poker
On the tail end of a board ![]()
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, Thomas Mcteer bet 2,000 and Spencer White raised it up to 5,000. Billy Brenton called and so did Mcteer to see White roll over ![]()
for bottom set. That ended up winning the pot and Mcteer tapped the table in defeat with the words "nice hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari just took his seat next to Frank Kassela in the Amazon Orange section. Esfandiari came in as the big blind and Kassela folded under the gun. Kalidou Sow was in the next seat and he raised to 325. Edward Shelmerdine V called and it folded all the way around to Esfandiari. Esfandiari three-bet to 1,525 and both players called.
The flop was ![]()
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and Esfandiari continued with a bet of 1,275 and both players called again. The turn was the
and all checked to see the
river complete the board. All checked again and Esfandiari said "ship it" as he tabled ![]()
.
The pot was awarded to him after both Sow and Shelmerdine V mucked their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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56,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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47,000
47,000
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47,000
47,000
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47,000 |
The board read ![]()
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and Sean Kraper checked from the small blind to an opponent in late position who bet 700 into a pot that had 1,050 in it.
Kraper made the call and the turn fell the
. Kraper would then check-call a bet of 900 and the
would hit the felt on the river. The action was on Kraper's opponent who bet 2,000 and he thought for several moments before making the call.
His opponent announced, "Good call" as they tapped the tabled and Kaper tabled ![]()
for a pair of queens, taking down the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,500 |
There was 3,300 in the main pot on a board of ![]()
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and it checked to Lucio Procopio who bet 1,500. Two players called and the
completed the board.
Both players checked and Procopio threw out a bet of 3,100. The player in early position quickly folded and the middle position player called. Procopio turned over ![]()
for two pair and his opponent fired his hand face down into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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57,000 |
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Antti Tiainen opened to 400 on the button. Gavin Cochrane, in the big blind, called. A flop of ![]()
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was dealt. Cochrane checked to Tiainen who bet 450. Cochrane then check-raised to 1,600 and Tainen called. The turn came the
. Cochrane bet 4,000 and Tiainen called. The
river filled up the board and Cochrane threw in a bet of 20,000. His opponent went deep into the tank, but proceeded to give up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,500
56,500
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56,500 |
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43,000
43,000
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43,000 |
Julian Stuer joined the table of Chance Kornuth, Qui Nguyen and Gaelle Baumann while Kevin Boudreau and Lacey Jones can be found a few tables over in the Purple section.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000
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50,000
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50,000
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Jason Beck raised to 400 from late position and Matthew Donaldson called from the cutoff. Peyman Luth re-raised to 1,600 from the button and both players called.
They went three-handed to the ![]()
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flop and it checked to Luth who bet 2,500. Beck quickly folded and Donaldson called. The turn was the
and Donaldson checked. Luth threw out a bet of 5,000 and Donaldson threw his hand away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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53,000 | |
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24,950 |
Former NFL star and poker aficionado Richard Seymour has played in various WSOP events already and racked up more than $530,000 in cashes on the international poker circuit. Seymour is back for the Main Event now and was just spotted in a heads-up pot against Antonio Payne.
The board on the turn showed ![]()
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and Payne bet 1,100 into a pot of 2,200 from the cutoff. Seymour raised it up to 3,000 from one seat over and Payne gave it some thought before sending his cards into the muck, awarding the pot to Seymour without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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53,000
53,000
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53,000 |
